The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-05-21
The Local Grist,


the city Of La Salle-the barber shops viii
hereafter be closed on Sundays.
The number Of saloons at Spring Valley
has been limited to Is at $500 each.
At the rate turtles are accommodating in the
canal west Of town, especially at the "wide
waters near Buffalo Rock, the canal com.
missioners will have to send down Dire lge
to make standing room for next years crop.
Aaron Gum of La Sale, born in 1906, and
wife, born 1906 also, celebrated on May
Ia, their golden wedding. Mr.. Gum has
lived in this county since 1881. They are
both in excellent health.
The Ottawa Boat Club has been licensed to
organize under the general incorporation
law Of the State.
Miss Olof Krarer Of this city will give
second lecture at Dixon on next Tuesday
evening. There were so many that did not
hear her lecture on "Esquimaux Life" last
winter that the call for second lecture was
SO premptory she could not refuse to respond.
The Turner Society of this city had large
picnic at the Elm Grove, near the south dam
of the Illinois, on Sunday last, the picnicers
going to the grounds on the little Sidney s,
Messrs. J. G. Gay & Son have just turned
out two very elegant new phaetons, one for
K. c. Swift and the other for Warren Riale.
They are daisies.
The new engine house at the window glass
works will be a novelty in its way, being
built entirely of tile. 1t is rapidly nearing
completion.
Mitchell is having his cigar store newly
papered and slicked up generally.
The Misses Van Doren have been making
quite extensive repairs upon the old home
stead, west side.
N. B. Mitchell has new fence around
his lot.
A beginning has been made on the Sher-
wood-Colwell block next to the postofice.
The work will be pushed as rapidly as pos
sible.
MIR. II. King, the box factory man, has
been making extensive improvements on his
residence. New porches and plenty Of paint
have made his residence as good as new.
Mr.. Geo. Hull's new residence on the west
side is being pushed up very rapidly and
is beginning to look like house. 1t will be
d very handsome residence when completed.
The c., b. & Q. engines have peculiar cyl
inder valves of some new patter that wbis-
ties and makes big noodle when the engine
begins to move.
An unoccupied house belonging to E C,
Wickes, Meriden, was burned on lust Satur.
day night.
Thos. Harper of Paw Paw has two. year
old by Charley Smiths "Alroy," that on
Saturday trotted quarter in IS seconds: a
2:82 gait.
Messrs Colwell Bros, are building new
residence for Mrs. Ann Peters on the west
side.
Messrs b. Hess and NJ. Stefsl will erect
new residences on the east side, at an aggre-
gate cost of over $1,000.
John Shuler will erect house back of
Turn Hall.
Justice Weeks ground out large gri.t of
tramps last Tuesday. Aboat seven vaga-
bonds were fined to the extcnt Of about $50.
Mr.. Jerry O'Donnell will erect cottage
Just north Of the feeder on the west side
The La Sale county Republican conven.
ton will be held at Turn Hall, Thursday
June 2, at $50 p IN.
The ice cream social ut the Methodist
church last Thursday evening was great
success.
The Republican County Committee held @
meeting Thursday afternoon.
Call at the Free TRADER office and see the
calculations of Sam well wilkins"
The H. D. S. ball At the Turn Hall Thurs
day evening, was big success.
Prizes to the amount of $3.50 have been
offered for the fIsnans' tournament at Peru
July
The various Masonic Societies, Of which
Mr. Hoffman WAS secretary, have elected
Mr. d. Batchelber in his place.
There are runners Of an excursion 10
Omaha.
Mayor Allen has ordered the Gun Club TO
stop prsctieing on their south side range.
Fire heats were trotted by some Of the
flyers at the fair grounds last Wednesday.
Remember the celebrated Nashville Stu
dents at the Methodist church, next Tues
day, May "a.
The Democratic County Convention will b
held May 81, at 2 p. m, at Turn Hall.
McQuade s White has just put up q new
awning.